Limb Restoration Guide

Facing the loss of a limb is overwhelming, emotional and highly individual. Limb restoration offers new approaches to care, with more options to restore function and quality of life. See how Ohio State experts lead advancements in treatment, and the options available today for you.

Treatment Advances

Game-changing prosthetic implant gets equestrian amputee back in the saddle

By JoAnne Viviano

Surgeons at Ohio State are trained in the specialized osseointegration bone-implant procedure that gives amputees more freedom by allowing prosthetic limbs to be anchored directly into bone.

General Health

Nerve reconstruction surgeon restores boy’s ability to use his right arm

February 26, 2025

Thanks to Dr. Amy Moore, a young boy was able to overcome nerve damage from a traumatic injury with determination and expert care to make a full recovery.

Bone and Joint

Helping wounded veterans experience life with less nerve pain

By Alayna DeMartini

Ohio State’s Military Medicine program is innovating treatment for limb damage and chronic nerve pain for veterans like Shane Jernigan, whose life has been transformed after years with debilitating pain.

Treatment Advances

Facing quadruple amputation, Texas man finds hope in Ohio State surgical team

By Amy Colgan

Facing the loss of all four limbs, a Texas man travels to Ohio State for the unique reconstructive skills of the Military Medicine Program.

Bone and Joint

Surgeons save coach’s leg through unique orthopedic and plastic surgery partnership

By JoAnne Viviano

Unique partnership and innovative surgical procedure helps save Ohio State wrestling coach’s leg after crash.

General Health

Unlocking secrets to rewiring peripheral nervous system

By Susannah Kistler

Amy Moore, MD, FACS, is using innovative plastic surgery procedures to reanimate limbs, relieve debilitating pain and restore sensation for those with nerve injuries.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Talented surgeons and sophisticated technology to improve your quality of life

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